Bill Freeman's Bio
Bill Freeman felt called to the ministry on his birthday in 2001, his birthday is 9/11. He was baptized in 2003 on December 7, Pearl Harbor Day. And he was assigned to preach his first sermon in seminary in 2005 on April 1, April Fools’ Day. He takes those days and dates to mean that his ministry should always be about peace, love, and joy. (And never taking himself too seriously.)
Reverend Freeman has pastored six churches, three in Michigan and three in California, including an online-only church he started in response to the coronavirus called Church-ish. He is committed to church growth: spiritually, numerically, and financially. At one church he pastored, the congregation grew by 800%. As a neighbor of the church said to him, "You brought that church back to life.” The church also became multiracial. As a visitor said, “This is the most diverse church I've ever been to."
Pastor Bill is dedicated to issues of social justice, frequently marching for peace and equal rights for women, minorities, workers, immigrants, and refugees. He’s been arrested and convicted of civil disobedience. He conducted 48 same sex weddings all in one day, when they were briefly declared legal in Michigan in 2014. And he delivered the invocation at the Michigan House of Representatives (pictured above).
Bill is available for preaching, pastoring, coaching, weddings, and funerals. When he’s not ministering, he enjoys golfing, walking, reading, and eating ice cream. Bill is the husband of the lovely Kathleen, the proud Dad of Erin, and the servant of Brandy the dog and Simon the cat.
Reverend Freeman has pastored six churches, three in Michigan and three in California, including an online-only church he started in response to the coronavirus called Church-ish. He is committed to church growth: spiritually, numerically, and financially. At one church he pastored, the congregation grew by 800%. As a neighbor of the church said to him, "You brought that church back to life.” The church also became multiracial. As a visitor said, “This is the most diverse church I've ever been to."
Pastor Bill is dedicated to issues of social justice, frequently marching for peace and equal rights for women, minorities, workers, immigrants, and refugees. He’s been arrested and convicted of civil disobedience. He conducted 48 same sex weddings all in one day, when they were briefly declared legal in Michigan in 2014. And he delivered the invocation at the Michigan House of Representatives (pictured above).
Bill is available for preaching, pastoring, coaching, weddings, and funerals. When he’s not ministering, he enjoys golfing, walking, reading, and eating ice cream. Bill is the husband of the lovely Kathleen, the proud Dad of Erin, and the servant of Brandy the dog and Simon the cat.
